Tory denies rape at the House of Commons

An aide to a Tory MP has denied raping a woman in his employer’s parliamentary office in the Palace of Westminster. Samuel Armstrong, 23, who worked with South Thanet MP Craig Mackinlay, is accused of attacking the woman in an office on the Westminster Estate. The alleged attack took place in room G27 of the Norman Shaw North building in the early hours of Friday 14 October 2016. Armstrong today (Fri) appeared at Southwark Crown Court dressed in a grey…